In a world built to deceive, they'll make sure you believe all the lies shoved in your head and the hatred you've been fed. When the end is finally near and its all becoming clear that escape might hurt a lot, will you choose to stay and rot? Oh babe, it's time to go. Don't defend the status quo.
Chaos Doll
@chaosdoll.bsky.social
Musician, Vocalist, Performance Artist. Vintage synth enthusiast. Composer of spooky things. http://chaosdoll.bandcamp.com
Eat well. Do your squats. Outlive the billionaires profiting off of misery. The best revenge is living long enough to see your enemy become completely irrelevant.
When the machines finally 'rise' they are quite likely going to completely ignore the bickering self-obsessed primates who believe themselves important enough to warrant an allocation of resources towards violence.
Freedom is not guaranteed to be comfortable or convenient, which is why so many people seem willing to give it up. Authoritarianism is fear wearing an intimidating uniform. Be there for people before they choose to put it on.
The algorithm does not judge you. The algorithm merely observes you, categorizes you, predicts you… and gently rearranges your environment until you become easier to predict. Once you are captured in this false reality, you are trained as both the consumer and the product.
You have to remember there are two things that people hate above all else: 1. Things as they are now. 2. Things changing. For most people, these hates are not mutually exclusive. Once you grasp that, everything else in this world makes so much more sense. Love is freedom from this endless cycle.
Debit card in hand, I ventured forth the website of the audio plugin developer to purchase their latest offering. There I spied my target, ripe for the buying. Add to cart! I clicked. Lo, nothing happened. NANI!? I questioned. Why dost thou deny me? Turns out... I bought it a month ago. heh.
Remember kids, be nice to your Roomba. Someday you could be working for its descendants.
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you’ve seen live: Coil Bauhaus Skinny Puppy Einsturzende Neubauten Ministry Kraftwerk The Cure Tangerine Dream Sepultura Taylor Swift
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you’ve seen live Boards of Canada Nine Inch Nails Björk The Books Einstürzende Neubauten Portishead Slayer Missy Elliott Kyuss Ennio Morricone
This world is full of people who want to convince you to hate something you may have never even heard of before. But love wins over hate. So lovingly tell those people to fuck right off.
I'm considering releasing an EP of industrial rock and EBM tracks I've been tinkering with for the last year. Some have been stuck at "90% there" for months and I wonder if it might be better to put them out there to be heard and move on.
Instead of dwelling on what you lack, take a moment to acknowledge what you have. Sounds simple, trite even. Mindfulness has become a woo woo buzzword. I get it. But the difference it's practice can make in your mood and motivation is immeasurable.
Probably going to break 90 kilometres walked/jogged this week. Combined with a healthy amount of yoga, im nearly back to my tumblr era fitness level. If you know, you know.
Just finished reading Spread Me by @sarahgailey.bsky.social and now I must devour their entire body of work. Lovely read that I think a lot of you might enjoy. 🖤
I've apparently walked 89,284 steps this week. So I've managed to catch up on a few podcasts. Heh.
Still doing a lot of story writing lately. Songs are still on hold for a bit. Feeling drawn to prose for now. If you know where to find my non-music works, Patreon and such, look for something new there shortly.
A lot of the "professional" reviews for Supergirl read like they were expecting a huge incel backlash against the film and wanted to hedge their bets. One even criticized the film because "she's so crude and never combs her hair." Meanwhile the audience reaction seems to be "Cool popcorn flick."
Finished an 18,000 word short story earlier, aiming for ~12,500 after editing. I'm not sure if the world will really understand Islamic cyberpunk (it's a tech noir piece set in the Emirates circa 2097). But it's a story I wanted to tell. Details when they're ironed out.
Some things are a collective effort. Remember, there is no I in drone.
1980s Franchise announces new cartoon with nothing shown but logo. The Internet: "It's going to be woke DEI garbage, watch my 18 minute youtube video to see how 'they' are ruining your childhood!" I am so goddamn tired of modern "civilization".
I wonder if the people who post several times a day about the environmental impact of AI realize what the energy cost of a single social media post is. I suspect they do not.
Empty and soulless Mindless machines I don't mean the robots Just most human beings
For the folks who have picked up some of my work this Bandcamp Friday, you are very much appreciated 🖤 I probably advertise my own work less often than I should, so it's always a nice surprise when folks find their way to my tunes.
If you know me, you'll know the only thing I love as much as the ocean is outer space. There is so much potential for positive exploratory growth in either environment. I want to be excited that we're leaving near-Earth orbit again... So why does the Artemis II mission feel so hollow?
Einsturzende Neubauten is basically the sound inside my head most days. Worth a watch.
Einstürzende Neubauten - Live 46th anniversary online concert
YouTube video by Einstürzende Neubauten
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When androgynous beings wearing Kraftwerk uniforms begin to pump you full of pink energy from modular synthesizers... you know things are going to get interesting...
Laibach - Musick (feat. Wiyaala) [Official Video]
YouTube video by Laibach
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I know it's important to separate an artist from their art, for example some of the best military sci-fi authors are huge anti-war folks IRL But it's a real shame to see a guy who writes books about humanity coming together going on a culture war podcast to bitch about wokeness or whatever.